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Goodies from Amazon

Yesterday I received a box of goodies from Amazon. To my horror, the books were just thrown in the box, an pillow was tossed on top, and then they were sent on their way, inadequately protected from the hazards of shipping. My copy of The Wallflower #8 is crinkled! My copy of Cantarella #4 is battered!

I was so upset by the condition of my purchases that I fired of a blistering email of complaint to Amazon’s customer service. When I crawled out of bed at 4:30 this morning, the reply had arrived in my mailbox. They offered a 20% discount on the entire order. I accepted, and have forgiven them for the time being. I don’t know why some shipments come tossed carelessly in the box, and others arrived shrink wrapped to a piece cardboard. I stopped purchasing for BN.com because they just throw all the orders in boxes, heedless of shipping damage. Amazon at least seemed to care that my purchases arrived unbent and with tight corners.

I have an Amazon credit card, which slightly helps offset some of the costs, and I usually don’t buy anything unless there’s a discount. I take advantage of TRSI’s studio sales (which is the main reason for the backlog – LOL) and sell the crap I don’t like on EBay or half.com. The proceeds go right back into more grapic novels, so it’s just a huge, vicious circle!!!